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3 Killed in Milwaukee When Car Sought in Connection to Robberies Crashes into River During Police Pursuit

A 19-year-old woman died Monday night after the car she was in crashed into the Kinnickinnic River during a police pursuit, Milwaukee police said, and two more people, including the woman's 2-year-old daughter, were found in the submerged car Tuesday. The car was wanted in connection to a series of robberies in Milwaukee.

The bodies of a 29-year-old man and the toddler were found in the car when it was pulled from the river at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Journal-Sentinel reports.

The vehicle police were chasing about 8:30 p.m. Monday was sought in connection with several armed robberies near West Arrow Street and South Comstock Avenue, police said in a news release.

Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled. Surveillance video shows the fleeing vehicle continued speeding east on Greenfield and the driver losing control and careening into the KK River, police said.

Trooper Nic Cederberg with the Oregon State Police was awarded a National Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor on Wednesday during a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump. The award is the highest national award for valor a public safety officer can receive.

The Torrington (CT) Police Department said on Facebook that a man wanted on warrants for failing to appear in court on charges that range from breach of peace to risk of injury to a child has made a deal with the agency if his wanted poster on Facebook gets 15,000 "likes."